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Will Rogers : a political life / Richard D. White, Jr.

White, Richard D. (Richard Downing), 1945-
2011
PN2287.R74 W45 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
Will Rogers : a political life / Richard D. White, Jr.
Author
White, Richard D. (Richard Downing), 1945-
ISBN
9780896726765 (alk. paper)
0896726762 (alk. paper)
Published
Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
xxvii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
PN2287.R74 W45 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
792.702/8092 B
Summary
"A political biography of Will Rogers; argues that not only was Rogers the nation's most popular humorist, he was also his era's foremost political critic. Presents Rogers in a previously unexplored light: that of a true political insider with the power to shape public opinion and ultimately alter public policy"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: a voice of political stability
A funny man turns serious
Battling suffragettes and bootleggers
A political critic emerges
Rooting out political corruption
Nobody knows anything about Russia
The Mayor of Beverly Hills
The nation's number-one air passenger
This country is bigger than Wall Street
The dark humor of depression
Journey to the brink of war
No longer an impartial observer
The opening act for Franklin Roosevelt
Circling the globe again
and again
Postscript: setting of the midnight sun.

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